Tsai, Lung-Wen <br/><br/>
Robot Analysis :  The mechanics of serial and parallel manipulators / 
Lung-Wen Tsai 
 - Canada :  John Wiley and Sons, Inc.,  1999 
 - 505 p. :  maps, picture ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> This unique book provides the fundamental knowledge needed for understanding the mechanics of both serial and parallel manipulators. Presenting fresh and authoritative material on parallel manipulators that is not available in any other resource, it offers an in-depth treatment of position analysis, Jacobian analysis, statics and stiffness analysis, and dynamical analysis of both types of manipulators, including a discussion of industrial and research applications. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471325937 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Manipulators Mechanics Parallel Robotics 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.8  / T7821W